**CHERYL**

Gwen: Hey, you talk to him yet?

I stared at the message and my lip pressed into a thin line.

Me: Who is he?

Her reply came in shortly.

Gwen: Don't mess with me, young lady. Have you spoken with him or not!!!

I nearly dropped my phone due to the exclamation marks. Jesus Christ, Gwen!

Me: No, jeez. Stop bothering me, Gwen. I'm at work.

I shook my head in exasperation, my eyes slowly squeezing shut for a few moments.

Blowing out a blast of air from my mouth, I turned back to my work only for my phone to start ringing.

“Oh, for the love of God,...